Colfax Ave Elementary School

my son did one year here before we had to pull him out. the principal was a condescending nasty person who seemed to have a problem with any child who didn’t fall within the «normal» range. He was fortunate to have a wonderful teacher during his time there but at the start of the second year there he unraveled so quickly we pulled him out and drove all the way to a private school over the hill. The parents are nice and form a great community here but the administration is lacking in compassion or even common courtesy. I’m sad we had to leave studio city in search of a better school and district, as we so enjoyed living there but I would never send my kids back to this school if we lived there again.

Is the nightmare principal still at this school? Thankfully both my kids mostly had Freckman. Then a lady with Napoleon complex stepped in, and the place went to pot. Thank God my daughter only had to suffer one year of her sociopathic nonsense. Aside from that every one in the office was always delightful. And i can’t recommended this school enough. Mr. Shultz was an amazing teacher, sadly he suffered collateral damage as a result of the tyrant. I hope Mr. Vasquez is still there. He was great. Mrs. Hamburger. Mrs. McDonald. The school is full of brilliant teachers. Thank you awesome teachers and office for the many great years. I remember my son loved Joanie Freckman. He loved when she had to go on the roof for an entire day. That’s the stuff I remember about her.
I best remember the small lady during the school plays. Parents were always stacked five deep to the walls in that tiny auditorium. Then just before the play started, she would walk in like the grand duchess and take front row center.
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Colfax is environmentally irresponsible if it continues to use our scarce water supply for their mediocre fundraiser every year.
Please remove your associations on campus illuding to «taking care of Mother Earth», those claims are false.

Best Elementary school ever!!! High API score, amazing teaching and a good after school program for the working parents!!! Both my sons goes there and I absolutely love it.

I moved to this area just because of this school and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. The school is fun, well taking care of and the staff is professional and friendly.
Go colfax!!!

this place is not only a teachers dream come true but its a parents as well, strong parent program whre they listen to you and your needs, kids are well beyond all developmental levels and value play and community as part of the educational process especailly in the early years, from prek-​age 8 because again play is education its how you learn through the roots of the scientific method. its empahzied here whole heartedly! I say all this by being a volunteer at my nanny charge’s classroom (hes 7 sister 3). i hope to get a job here teaching myself! all the teachers are on the same page!

I guess since I moved here to put my son in this school, I should offer up a review, even though it doesn’t look like schools are common on Unilocal.The fact is, I spent a ton of time looking for a place to move us as our son was entering Kindergarten this year, and we wanted to find a great public school. After an extensive search I narrowed it down to three, and visited them, and Colfax was the obvious choice for us. The school is truly a family, and our son is so lucky to go there. We were a little unsure of the first day of school when we found out that our son was assigned the only brand new teacher, and it is a K-​1 split at that, but his teacher Mr. C. is just amazing. Can’t say enough good things about our experience so far, and fully plan on seeing my son and our three year old daughter all the way through elementary school here.
(Random note, but finding Unilocal was a god-​send once we decided to move here in helping me find everything under the sun I could need in the area!)